Ch. 4 Skeletal System Combining Forms Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff joint
2
Q
arthr/o and articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
burs/o
A
sac
(holds synovial fluid around joints)
4
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collar bone)
8
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx
9
Q
cartic/o
A
outer portion
10
Q
cost/o
A
rib
11
Q
crani/o
A
skull
12
Q
femor/o
A
femur
13
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula
14
Q
humer/o
A
humerous
15
Q
ili/o
A
ilium
16
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium (butt bone)
17
Q
kyph/o
A
hump
18
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (bony prominences of the vertebrae)
19
Q
lord/o
A
bent backwards
20
Q
lumb/o
A
low back, loin
21
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
22
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla
23
Q
medull/o
A
inner portion
24
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpals
25
metatars/o
metatarsals
26
*myel/o
bone marrow
27
orth/o
strait
28
oste/o
bone
29
patell/o
patella (knee cap)
30
pector/o
chest
31
ped/o
foot, child
32
pelv/o
pelvis
33
phalang/o
phalanges
34
*pod/o
foot
35
prosthet/o
addition
36
pub/o
pubis
37
radi/o
radius, ray
38
sacr/o
sacrum
39
scapul/o
scapula
40
scoli/o
crooked, bent
41
spin/o
spine
42
spondyl/o
vertebrae
43
stern/o
sternum
44
synovi/o and synov/o
synovial membrane
45
tars/o
ankle
46
thorac/o
chest
47
tibi/o
tibia
48
uln/o
ulna
49
vertebr/o
vertebra
